Paris Hilton’s British Best Friend (ITV2, Thursday 29 January, 9pm) is built for people to slag it off. Why else would someone make something like this? Not content with being famous for having absolutely zero talent and an embarrassment to the human race, Paris has taken it upon herself to star in her own reality TV show to look for a best friend in Britain. A partner in crime who can accompany her as she navigates the London party scene, if you will. I don’t know what’s worse or tragic – Paris herself for having to look for a friend in a television show format (is your life so empty and vacuous you have to use television to search for a friend?), television itself for making such a show, or the 12 numbskulls who thought it’d be a good idea to take part. Here they are… be prepared. Click on the image below to see the full horror of it all. Just look at the state of some of them…

T4 has has always been a bit of a hotbed of TV presenting talent over the years. Dermot O’Leary, Vernon Kay, June Sarpong, Steve Jones, Simon Anstell, Miquita Oliver and Alexa Chung. OK, so I’ll revise my hotbed of TV presenting talent comment. However, the arrival of a new presenter into the T4 studio is big(ish) news in some quarters. The latest member of this illustrious almumni is former model, Jameela Jamil. There’s no news yet of when she’ll take up her new duties. Click on the image below to see more of the newbie, but my initial impressions are this – looks lovely, but also looks a teeny weeny bit like Alexa Chung.

The third series of Skins starts tonight (Thursday 22 January, 10pm) on E4, and here’s a little introduction to the new cast. I mused yesterday whether this programme was actually just a late-night version of Grange Hill. I still stick by that opinion, especially when I saw the trailer and look at these images – every new term you look at new, young actors who act badly. You identify who are the ones who will merit some sort of emotional investment, and mark the ones who could be the ones you will be loving to hate in a few weeks time. I used to do that when I watched Grange Hill. Anyway, say hello to the brand new cast of Skins – Cook, Effy, Emily, Freddie, JJ, Karen, Katie, Pandora and Thomas. Click on Cook to have a look at the rest of the motley crew.

This is a bit of a TV event, I think. TV talent show winner and consequent West End star Connie Fisher makes her TV acting debut in Caught In Trap . When I initially heard of this programme I thought how much fun it sounded – normal woman obsessed with Elvis Presley, breaking out into Love Me Tender every five minutes. Perfect for Christmas, right? Read into it a bit deeper and you’ll find that this normal woman, a council worker, was nicking money from parking meters to feed her obsession. It’s based on a true story and it’ll be interesting to see how they play it, and whether Connie does a good job. To whet your appetite for the show (which is on this Friday, 26 December on ITV1 at 9pm), here are some pictures. Click on Connie below to see the gallery.

The MTV Europe Music Awards comes live and large from Liverpool tomorrow night (MTV One, Thursday 6 November, 8pm), and all kinds of crazy fun will ensue. Some music people will say rude words, they might show some flesh and young people will scream loudly in the audience. This year, Perez Hilton is doing so some digital hosting (go here for details) while Ms Katy Perry is doing the ceremony hosting. She’s very lovely, and fits MTV’s profile of edgy/cool/stupidcontroversial. In honour of Katy and her cherry chapsticks, here are our favourite pictures of the pop headline maker. Click on the picture below and you’ll find Katy in all her glory.

The eagerly-anticipated Charlie Brooker-penned Big Brother zombie mash-up Dead Set kicks off tonight with an hour-long series opener (E4, Monday 27 October, 10pm). The series then continues every night this week at 10pm with half hour-long episodes. Anyway, lots of things have been written about it, so there’s no need for me to blather on (it has bits of Big Brother, Jaime Winstone and lots of zombies). What I have done is, by way of visual preview, collected a nice bunch of publicity stills. All you have to do to view the whole lot it click on the image below and off you go. We’ll have a review of the first episode tomorrow.

Related: First Look: Dead Set, E4 | Charlie Brooker’s Dead Set launches viral site

Every guy in the world loves chicks with guns, right? Well, maybe not, but for those that do enjoy that kind of thing, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles must be sweet nectar. The second series returns tonight (Thursday 23 October, Virgin 1, 9pm) in gun-toting fashion. You may remember the last series ended in utter carnage, and now, what I’ve seen of the first episode of the new series, the carnage just carries on. The big question is whether Summer Glau’s character, cyborg Cameron, survives or not. I’m going to say yes, she does survive, but not necessarily in the way you would expect. To celebrate the new series, and Summer’s extraordinary/stupid name (you decide), I’ve selected my favourite pictures of her from the chocolate box that is the internet. All you have to do is click on the picture below and enjoy!

To read one of John’s reviews of TTSCC, go here.

Tina Fey is the hottest thing since toasted, buttered sliced bread these days and 30 Rock is the critical darling of the comedy cognisenti Stateside. The show, on five over here, has also ramped up the guest star list in recent months. Jennifer Aniston is definitely in series three, as is Rose McGowan and Oprah. Steve Martin is rumoured. One person caught by a camera very recently was Salma Hayek. Let’s face it, you see the pictures and you only think one thing. I’m not going to say it, but every article I’ve read on the subject (like here and, predictably, here) mention what-you’re-all-thinking. Anyway, there’s a full gallery of Salma in action with her new co-stars when you click the picture below. Enjoy!

[Images: Rex Features]

Related: Jennifer Aniston guest stars in 30 Rock – pics of her in action | Is Steve Martin about to join 30 Rock? | Why can’t we have a Tina Fey?

It’s been a while, but Peter Kay is finally back with Peter Kay’s Britain’s Got the Pop Factor and Possibly a New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice this Sunday (10 October, 8pm). Having watched Peter on various stand-up DVDs and chatshow appearances, I know he loves a bit of singing and reality TV so I’m not surprised he’s basing his TV comeback in the world of the TV talent contest. And, despite the preposterous title of the show, I’m pretty certain this won’t be a merciless mickey take – it’ll be funny and quite a gentle satire. Whatever it is it’ll be long. There’s an hour and a half for the first bit, then a Peter Kay documentary and then a Peter Kay’s Britain’s Got the Pop Factor and Possibly a New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice results show. A whole night of Peter Kay then! To get you in the mood I’ve pulled together some behind-the-scenes photos. Click on the image below to view them all!

Images: Rex features

Yes, Eli Stone – the quirky law drama featuring a main character who has ‘visions’ of George Michael all over the place – debuts on Sci-Fi tonight and it looks interesting. Im going to reserve judgement until I’ve seen it because I shudder at the thought of TV shows who go for a willfully quirky premise, but it looks promising. To get you in the mood, here are some pictures from the first episode. Click on the image below and you’ll see pics of Johnny Lee Miller, Natasha Henstridge and, of course Gorgeous George.